Friday, January 9, 2009

Waiting is the hardest part for - "Meet the Ex"

Art- I like the change of Chet's hair to one solid piece in the front to tell nose from hair. I love Miranda's petulant look as it captures her seething really well. Finally, Scott continues with the profile shots in panel 2 and does well with the guys compared to Miranda a few days ago.

Story - I'm glad to see that Chet appears to be more of an oafish guy instead of a douche bag. This way (if his attitude continues) the conflict remains between Reggie and Miranda, instead of adding a new character who we really don't care about. I think Reggie remains a well written character and his line at the end of the strip was the best in a while as well as Chet’s unwitting acceptance of it.

Also, for those of you who think I have dropped the ball, PVPMMS had a lull in updates last year from 12/21 to 1/17 so it is not an uncommon occurrence around here to face a slow down around the holidays.

6 comments:

Pointing out a trend like that in a blog that is barely a year old is a bit silly. Still, it's obvious that it would slow down at such times. This is just a low-key unprofessional place for mucking around.

Quick question - how do you determine a "common occurrence" based around an annual event, when you've only reached the first anniversary?

I liked how today's post shows Miranda's immaturity in the face of an emotional crisis. For someone who usually touts her superiority, she really has this coming. Excellent character development, I say.

Re: Ding! - Scott was right about one thing in his PVP post, Phables was a good strip. I say "was" because it hasn't updated in months... So, if he wants to take that route, I say go for it.

But, I'm starting to think he *depends* upon PVPMMS to drum up readership on his own site. Why else would he have to come here to stir the s*&t, when he was only being called out on his own word?

Was there a joke in today's strip? Read it aloud and see how natural the dialogue sounds. And it took one day for Mir to find a replacement then she shoots Reg attitude. The only thing I can figure out is this is a homage to 70's sitcoms.

PVP
Yes, I do recommend it; its very popularity is what recommends it. It is the ultimate example that web comics can have mainstream appeal, and shouldn't be disregarded by the industry just because they're web comics.